CWP-37268-2018 (O&M) & -1- CWP-752-2019 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 282+283 CWP-37268-2018 (O&M) Date of Decision :03.03.2025 The Divisional Forest Officer, Panipat ...Petitioner Versus Prem and others ...Respondents CWP-752-2019 (O&M) The Divisional Forest Officer, Panipat ...Petitioner Versus Mukesh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present: Mr. Sharan Sethi, Addl. A.G. Haryana for the petitioner-State in both the petitions. Mr. Mayank Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.1 (in CWP-752-2019). None for respondent No.1 in CWP-37268-2018. * * * Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral) 1. Learned counsel for the respondent No.1 submits that two awards were passed by the Presiding Officer Industrial Tribunal-cum- Labour Court, Panipat on the same day. One award was challenged by the State in CWP-8914-2019 and other award has been challenged by way of AARTI SHARMA 2025.03.11 13:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-37268-2018 (O&M) & -2- CWP-752-2019 (O&M) present petitions. 2. Learned counsel for the respondent No.1 further submits that once the award has been passed on the same line by the Labour Court and the benefit was granted on the basis of the same evidence and the said award passed by the Labour Court in favour of Suresh Kumar, which was challenged in CWP-8194-2019, which issue has already been decided by the Coordinate Bench of this Court while passing order in CWP-8914-2019 titled as Divisional Forest Officer, Territorial, Kurukshetra vs. Suresh and another decided on 03.10.2024, hence, the present petition be also disposed of in terms of the said order as in the present petitions also same issue has been raised and the same grounds taken by the petitioners. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner-State has not been able to dispute the factual averments given hereinbefore. 4. Keeping in view the same, present petitions are also disposed of in terms of the order passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in CWP-8914-2019 titled as Divisional Forest Officer, Territorial, Kurukshetra vs. Suresh and another decided on 03.10.2024. 5. Civil miscellaneous application pending if any is also disposed of. 6. A photocopy of this order be placed on the file of connected case. March 03, 2025 (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) aarti JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : No AARTI SHARMA 2025.03.11 13:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document